Bhagat Kanwar Ram (1885 – 1939) was a Sindhi Sufi singer and poet. He was a disciple of saint Satram Das Sahib of Raharki. Kanwar Ram was born to Tarachand Morira and Tirath Bai on 13 April 1885 in the Jarwar village of

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(Sakhar) district in

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. He was assassinated by religious extremists at the

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in the Sukkur district in November 1939. He was popular among both Hindu and Muslim Sindhi communities of Sindh. ''Bhagat Kanwarram'', an Indian Sindhi-language film on the poet's life directed by Dharam Kumar released in 1952. Commemorative stamp was issued by Indian President

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on 26 April 2010.

References

Biography of Kanwar Ram

External links

Website

Who was Bhagwat Kanwarram

Bhagat Kanwar Ram - Loli Dewan Pritam Saahib Noon
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